Casting continues on Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, with THR reporting that actress Charlotte Rampling (45 Years) signing on alongside the previously announced Timothee Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name), Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible – Fallout), Dave Bautista (Avengers: Infinity War) and Stellan Skarsgard (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again). Dune follows Paul […]
Stellan Skarsgård joins Denis Villeneuve’s Dune reboot
Just a couple of days after Dave Bautista was announced to be re-teaming with his Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve on his Dune adaptation, another addition to the growing cast of the sci-fi epic has been revealed with Stellan Skarsgård (The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo) set to star as one of the film’s villains. Skarsgård is set to […]
Dave Bautista signs up for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune
Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista is set to reunite with his Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve on the filmmaker’s latest project, a two-part adaptation of the Frank Herbert sci-fi epic Dune. As per Variety, Dune follows “Paul Atreides, whose family assumes control of the desert planet Arrakis. As the only producer of […]
Timothee Chalamet says it’s “a dream come true” to work with Denis Villeneuve on Dune
After earning critical acclaim for his roles in the likes of Lady Bird, Call Me By Your Name (which saw him receive an Oscar nomination for Best Actor) and the upcoming Beautiful Boy [read our review here], Timothee Chalamet will soon be heading to the world of Arrakis as he takes on the lead role […]
Mission: Impossible’s Rebecca Ferguson in talks for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune
Mission: Impossible – Fallout star Rebecca Ferguson is in talks to join the cast of Denis Villeneuve’s two-part adaptation of the classic Frank Herbert sci-fi book series Dune, THR has revealed. Should talks prove successful, Ferguson will join a cast that includes Call Me By Your Name star Timothee Chalamet, who is playing the lead […]
Timothée Chalamet in talks for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune
One of the undoubted supernova’s of 2017 (Lady Bird, Hostiles, Call Me By Your Name), Academy Award nominee Timothée Chalamet has just made the prospect of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune that much more tantalising by entering negotiations to join the ambitious adaptation of Frank Herbert’s opus. Deadline are reporting that Chalamet will take the lead role of Paul […]
Denis Villeneuve confirms that his Dune adaptation will be two films
Following on from the critically-acclaimed Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, director Denis Villeneuve is prepping for his next sci-fi offering, an adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal novel Dune. Villeneuve has previously stated that his goal is “to make two films, maybe more” and now the filmmaker has confirmed to La Press (via DarkHorizons) that he […]
Denis Villeneuve is interested in directing Bond 25, but Dune is his priority
With Sam Mendes opting against a return for Bond 25, EON is currently searching for a director to take the reins on Daniel Craig’s final outing as super spy 007. A few months back, it was reported that Yann Demange (’71), David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water) and Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049) topped EON’s shortlist, while a […]
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune reboot gets Forrest Gump writer Eric Roth
The Dune reboot has found a writer, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Denis Villeneuve and Legendary have hired screenwriter Eric Roth to pen the screenplay. Roth wrote the screenplay for Forrest Gump, for which he won received an Academy Award. Dune was written in 1965 by Frank Herbert and has remained popular ever since with a series of sequels, prequels and spin-offs. […]
Denis Villeneuve talks Blade Runner 2049 practical effects, and excitement over Dune
Following last year’s acclaimed Arrival, director Denis Villeneuve is sticking with the sci-fi genre for his next offering, stepping into Ridley Scott’s shoes to helm the highly-anticipated sequel Blade Runner 2049. Villeneuve has been chatting to Variety about the film, and in particular, his emphasis on using practical effects over CGI. “I’m very old school,” […]
